2003 FORD F-250 SD Complaints

THE TURBO ON THE LOW END STRUGGLES. EGR IS HAVING PROBLEMS. TRUCK HESITATES WHEN STARTING OFF, IT IS A POTENTIAL PROBLEM FOR WRECKS BECAUSE THE MOTOR HESITATES FROM TAKE OFF. TURNING OUT TO BE A SAFETY HAZARD. *TR

THE TURBO ON THE LOW END STRUGGLES. EGR IS HAVING PROBLEMS. TRUCK HESITATES WHEN STARTING OFF, IT IS A POTENTIAL PROBLEM FOR WRECKS BECAUSE THE MOTOR HESITATES FROM TAKE OFF. TURNING OUT TO BE A SAFETY HAZARD. *TR

A HELICOIL BLEW THE SPARK PLUG ON MY F-250 6MONTHS AGO, FORD SERVICED IT, NOW 6 MONTHS LATER ANOTHER HELICOIL BLEW, OR IT MAY BE THE SAME ONE, IS THERE A RECALL ON THESES MOTORS. *TR

I WAS AT A STOP SIGN ON 12/3/2010 AND WHEN I STEPPED ON THE GAS TO GO, I HEARD A EXTREMELY LOUD POPPING NOISE. I PULLED OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND DISCOVERED THAT ONE OF MY SPARK PLUGS AND THE COIL WAS FLOPPING AROUND IN MY ENGINE. I CALL A FRIEND OF MINE WHO IS A MECHANIC AT A FORD DEALERSHIP AND EXPLAINED WHAT HAD HAPPENED. HE KNEW EXACTLY WHAT IT WAS AND WHICH PLUG HAD BLOWN OUT, WITHOUT EVEN LOOKING AT IT. AFTER GETTING MY TRUCK HOME AND TAKING A CLOSER LOOK, IT SEEMS THAT THESE WERE THE ORIGINAL SPARK PLUGS INSTALLED AT THE FACTORY. THIS WAS NOT A CASE OF OVER TORQUING OR NOT TIGHTENING. THIS IS A CASE OF FAULTY DESIGN AND POOR QUALITY BY A COMPANY THAT APPARENTLY DOES NOT CARE IF SOMEONE IS HURT OR KILLED BY THERE POOR DESIGN. WHAT IF THIS HAD CAUSED A ACCIDENT WITH MY KIDS IN THE CAR??? WHAT IF THIS STARTED MY VEHICLE ON FIRE????? AFTER RESEARCHING THIS PROBLEM IT SEEMS IT IS QUITE COMMON ON FORD VEHICLES. WHEN IS ENOUGH ENOUGH???? I AM CURRENTLY UNEMPLOYED AND AM BARELY ABLE TO KEEP UP WITH MY MONTHLY OBLIGATIONS. I HAVE NO IDEA HOW I AM GOING TO PAY FOR THIS REPAIR NOW. PLEASE, IT IS TIME TO HOLD FORD MOTOR COMPANY RESPONSIBLE FOR NOT FIXING A KNOWN PROBLEM AND POTENTIALLY GETTING SOME ONE KILLED.

FORD F250 DIESEL PARKED IN DRIVEWAY NEXT TO HOUSE SPONTANEOUSLY CAUGHT FIRE DURING THE NIGHT. TRUCK TOTALLY DESTROYED, (OTHER PROPERTY ALSO DAMAGED/DESTROYED). HAD ISSUES WITH CRUISE CONTROL NOT WORKING, WAS FIXED TWICE, AFTER SECOND TIME FIXED AND STOPPED WORKING, DID NOT HAVE FIXED AGAIN. HAD NO OTHER ISSUES WITH VEHICLE, NO REASON FOR IT TO CATCH FIRE. *TR

TRANSMISSION COOLER SUPPLY LINE (METAL TUBING NOT HOSE ELEMENT) DEVELOPED A LEAK DUE TO LONG TERM CONTACT WITH THE ENGINE SUPPORT FRAME CROSSMEMBER. LONG TERM CONTACT RESULTED IN A .25 INCH WIDE X .5 INCH LONG FLAT AREA WORN INTO TUBE WALL WITH A PIN HOLE SIZE PENETRATION THRU THE TUBE WALL. FLUID PRESSURE INSIDE THE TUBE IN COMBINATION WITH THE PIN HOLE SIZE PENETRATION RESULTED IN A SPRAYING LEAK FROM THE TUBE WHICH COATED THE UNDERCARRIAGE OF THE TRUCK AND THE TRAILER THAT WAS IN TOW AT THE TIME OF FAILURE. THE BRAKING SURFACES ON ALL FOUR WHEELS OF THE TRUCK WERE COATED WITH TRANSMISSION FLUID. THE LOW VOLUMETRIC FLOWRATE OF THE LEAK ALLOWED FOR CONTINUED OPERATION OF THE VEHICLE FOR SEVERAL HOURS (AT NIGHT ON FAIRLY LEVEL TERRAIN) WITHOUT ANY INDICATION OF THE ONGOING LEAKAGE. THIS ALLOWED FOR THE UNDERCARRIAGE OF THE VEHICLE INCLUDING THE BRAKING SURFACES TO BE COATED WITH FLUID. THE LEAKAGE WAS IDENTIFIED WHEN THE TRANSMISSION TEMPERATURE GAUGE INDICATED HOT WHILE TRANSITIONING TETON PASS FROM JACKSON WYOMING. INSPECTION OF THE TUBING INSTALLATION REVEALED THAT THE DIRECT CAUSE OF THE LEAKAGE WAS THE AFORE MENTIONED LONG TERM CONTACT WITH THE ENGINE SUPPORT FRAME CROSSMEMBER. THE ROOT CAUSE OF THE ISSUE IS EITHER DESIGN TOLERANCE FOR THE TUBING INSTALLATION OR INCORRECT INSTALLATION OF THE TUBING AT ORIGINAL ASSEMBLY. THE CLAMPING PROVISION DESIGNED INTO THE TUBING INSTALLATION (ATTACHED TO THE SIDE OF THE ENGINE BLOCK ADJACENT TO THE OIL PAN) IN COMBINATION WITH THE INSUFFICIENT LENGTH OF THE TUBING SECTION CROSSING OVER THE ENGINE SUPPORT FRAME CROSSMEMBER RESULTED IN PRELOADED CONTACT BETWEEN THE TUBE AND THE FORWARD EDGE OF THE CROSSMEMBER. AT THE TIME OF THE FAILURE NO REPLACEMENT PARTS WERE AVAILABLE SO THE DAMAGED SECTION OF THE TUBING WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED WITH HIGH PRESSURE HYDRAULIC HOSE. THE REMOVED SECTION OF TUBING WAS RETAINED AND IS AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION. THE TRUCK REMAINS IN THE TEMPORARY REPAIRED CONDITION AT THIS TIME. *TR

I BOUGHT FOUR YOKOHAMA TIRES LT285/75R16/D GEO HTS FROM AMERICAS TIRE STORE IN RIVERSIDE,CA ,,, IN 2006 IT WAS RIM & TIRE PACKAGE. NEVER HAD ANY ISSUES WITH THE TIRES UNTIL THEY PAST 30,000 MILES ( THERE 60,000 MILE TIRES) 8/21/2010 LEFT MY HOUSE TO GO PICK UP MY DAUGHTER IN ORANGE COUNTY ABOUT HALF MILE FROM GETTING ON FREEWAY I FELT A THUMPING IN THE DRIVER SIDE STEERING TIRE, WHEN I NOTICED A SEPARATION OF THE TREAD FROM CORD IN THE FORM OF A BUBBLE.(LUCKY I DID NOT GET ON THE FREEWAY) . DROVE TO AMERICAS TIRE STORE DIRECTLY FROM THERE,, WERE THEY CONFIRMED THAT THE TREAD HAD SEPARATED, AND REPLACED THE TIRE VERY NICE CUSTOMER SERVICE.. 9/1/2010 WAS GOING TO LAX TO PICK UP MY OTHER DAUGHTER I WAS ON THE 91 FREEWAY GOING THE SPEED LIMIT WHEN DRIVER SIDE REAR TIRE LOST ALL TREAD LOOSING NO AIR PRESSURE THROWING THE TRUCK TO THE SHOULDER OF THE FRWY. LUCKY I HAD CONTROL OF THE STEERING WHEEL MANAGED TO GET OFF THE FRWY IN ONE PIECE BUT THE DAMAGE TO THE BED OF THE TRUCK IS OVER $3,000. NOW YOKOHAMA SAYS THAT SOME HOW THIS IS MY FAULT,, I FAIL TO UNDERSTAND AS A CONSUMER HOW THIS IS MY FAULT WHEN I RELY ON PROFESSIONALS THAT WORK IN THIS FIELD TO LOOK OUT FOR ME AND OTHERS THAT JUST WANT SAFE TIRES TO RUN ON. I HAVE THE OTHER TWO TIRES THAT ARE SHOWING THE SAME CRACKING THAT THE OTHER TWO TIRES THAT FAILED SHOWED AND WILL SOME HOW GET THEM TESTED TO DETERMINE WHETHER THIS IS DEFECT OR NOT. *TR

I STARTED TO HEAR A TICKING NOISE IN MY TRUCK. SO I T HAD IT LOOKED AT BY MY MECHANIC. HE COULD NOT TELL WHERE THE NOISE WAS COMING FROM. SO ABOUT A WEEK LATER I WAS GETTING READY TO GO TO WORK, I STARTED UP MY TRUCK AND A LOUD POP!!! AND BLACK SMOKE FROM UNDERNEATH MY HOOD. I SHUT THE TRUCK DOWN AND POP THE HOOD AND THAT'S WHEN I SAW THE MANGLED COIL PACK. SO THERE I WAS [XXX] OUT OF A DAY OF WORK CAUSE I HAD TO FIX THIS PROBLEM, WHICH TOOK ME ALL DAY TO FIX. OFF TO PEPBOYS I WENT TO BUY ANOTHER COILPACK AS WELL AS ALL 8 SPARK PLUGS. MIGHT ASWELL RIGHT? SO $120.00 LATER THE PROBLEM WAS FIXED UNTIL NOW!!! HERE WE GO AGAIN..... SAME FREAKIN NOISE AND ITS GETTING LOUDER. SINCE I CAN'T TELL WHICH SPARKPLUG IT IS I REALLY DON'T KNOW HOW TO FIX THIS PROB BEFORE ANOTHER COILPAK BLOWS AGAIN. I REALLY HATE THIS ENGINE. IT HAS ONLY BEEN ^ MONTHS FROM THE FIRST TIME I FIXED THE OR AT LEAST THOUGHT I FIXED THE PROBLEM. I DIDN'T SAVE ANY OF THE OLD PARTS. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD F250 SD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SHUT OFF WITH THE SHIFTER IN PARK WHEN THE VEHICLE SLIPPED OUT OF PARK AND INDEPENDENTLY BEGAN TO ROLL AWAY BACKWARD. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO ENTER THE VEHICLE TO STOP IT BUT WAS KNOCKED TO THE GROUND. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE RIGHT SHOULDER AND ELBOW. THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR WAS OPENED WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED AND CRASHED INTO THE GAS PUMP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A BODY REPAIR FACILITY WHERE THE BODY DAMAGES WERE REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED TWICE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,349 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 82,360.

TIRE SEPARATION, I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY AT APPROX 70 MPH WHEN THE RIGHT REAR TREAD SEPARATED FROM MY TIRE CAUSING EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO MY F250 2003 FORD PICK UP TRUCK. MY TRUCK SURGED TO THE RIGHT AND I CORRECTED BACK TO MY LANE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE PASSENGERS OF MY TRUCK OR ANY OTHER VEHICLES. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED IN 2 YEARS. THESE ARE THE ORIGINAL TIRES WITH ONLY 38,000 MILES ON THEM. THE TIRES ARE GENERAL AMERITRAC LT 235/85/R16. *TR